What is the Least Common Multiple of 52732 and 52736?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 52732 and 52736 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52732 and 52736, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52732,52736) = 4
LCM(52732,52736) = ( 52732 × 52736) / 4
LCM(52732,52736) = 2780874752 / 4
LCM(52732,52736) = 695218688

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52732 and 52736 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52732 and 52736. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52732 and 52736.

Prime Factorization of 52732

Prime Factorization of 52736

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52732 and 52736.

LCM(52732,52736) = 2⁹ × 13183¹ × 103¹
LCM(52732,52736) = 695218688